Right of way?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: “<span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="drive">drive</span>, <span word="do">do</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pedestrians">pedestrians</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="way">way</span>.” <span word="What">What</span> <span word="does">does</span> “<span word="right">right</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="way">way</span>” <span word="mean">mean</span>?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="driving">driving</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="vehicle">vehicle</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fast">fast</span> <span word="lane">lane</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sudden">sudden</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pedestrian">pedestrian</span> <span word="appears">appears</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="you">you</span>, <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="brakes">brakes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> – <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="run">run</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="over">over</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pedestrian">pedestrian</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="legally">legally</span>.</p><p>“<span word="Right">Right</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="way">way</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="driver">driver</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="entitlement">entitlement</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="road">road</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="amid">amid</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="simple">simple</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="steer">steer</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="road">road</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="travelling">travelling</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="route">route</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="first">first</span>. <span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="because">because</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="rules">rules</span>, <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="road">road</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="preference">preference</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> <span word="joining">joining</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="road">road</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="circumstance">circumstance</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="collides">collides</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="vehicle">vehicle</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lane">lane</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="officer">officer</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="surprised">surprised</span>, <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="fault">fault</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="basically">basically</span> <span word="what">what</span> “<span word="right">right</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="way">way</span>” <span word="means">means</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rule">rule</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="governing">governing</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="innumerous">innumerous</span> <span word="situations">situations</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="others">others</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="advice">advice</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="drivers">drivers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="beware">beware</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="pedestrians">pedestrians</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="way">way</span> – <span word="even">even</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span>, <span word="legally">legally</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="crossing">crossing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="road">road</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="light">light</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="allowances">allowances</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="green">green</span> <span word="light">light</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="slow">slow</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="cross">cross</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="road">road</span> <span word="first">first</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="can">can</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="legally">legally</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="speed">speed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="green">green</span> <span word="light">light</span>.</p>
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